Brazil’s Landless Tactics Cross Borders

The Landless Workers Movement (MST) in Brazil has recently hosted international delegations that included U.S. activists and publicly showcased militant tactics — invasions of farmland, illegal occupations, and destructive direct action — that some American participants hope to adapt. The specific allegation is that techniques used by a foreign social movement are being transmitted to U.S. activists with the explicit intent of applying them domestically. — If transnational activist networks are actively exporting militant strategies to U.S. organizers, that changes how officials should think about protest policing, counter‑radicalization, and cross‑border political influence.